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I have 1.5.2 running on my SS5 perfectly. I booted off CD, not floppies, th=
ough...


On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 03:03:47PM -0500, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
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> Has anyone had trouble installing NetBSD 1.5.2 on a Sun SS5, preferrably =
in a
> machine that had no trouble at all with 1.5.1?
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> I installed NetBSD from 1.4.x onward, and it was always perfect.
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> But 1.5.2 is a problem.  I had to create two floppies before finding
> one it would boot from.
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> Putting 1.5.1's boot image on the floppy that seemed "bad" works fine.  I=
t's
> only when 1.5.2 is on it that it won't work. =20
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> Using the floppy that works to boot, after inserting the second floppy wi=
th
> the utilities, the machine just ejects the utility floppy and then sits t=
here
> doing nothing.
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> Since the machine has a tape drive, I created boot images and installation
> sets on 4mm tape.  Same problem.  It boots just fine and then hangs after
> that.
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> Again, 1.5.1 is fine.
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> Nothing in the installation notes suggest a change in boot procedure so r=
ight
> now I can't think of any reason for this.  The list of changes for 1.5.2
> looked like nothing more than upgrades and bug fixes that should not affe=
ct my
> ability to boot.
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> Still, I have a Sun SS5 that refuses to boot and install 1.5.2.
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> If anyone has ideas about what is wrong or something to try, I'm open.
> This is not a must-have upgrade, but I would like to get some of the
> security fixes in there.
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> There's nothing special about my machine: 256MB RAM, 110MHz CPU, a couple=
 of
> IBM hard drives, and an external case with 2 Seagates and a Python tape d=
rive.
> I can't remember which boot PROM it has, but I think it is 2.1.something.
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> UNIX/Perl/C/Pizza__________________________________shannon@widomaker.com

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